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Don’t Blame Bangladesh Team

on 22, Apr 2012 | 28 Comments

Don't Blame Bangladesh Team

We did so much for you, we helped you get the test status. We were the first test team that you were able to beat in an ODI. We even sent our players to your premier league. We told you time and again...

Pakistan Self-Destructs against England

on 28, Feb 2012 | 10 Comments

Pakistan Self-Destructs against England

They came, they saw and they conquered. That's the best way to describe England's limited overs leg of the series against Pakistan. Despite losing the test series 3-0, the English team staged one ...

The Expendables – My best ODI 11 for 2011

on 11, Jan 2012 | 30 Comments

The Expendables – My best ODI 11 for 2011

What would life be without Cricket, and what would cricket be without the ODI’s? Miserable.  Ever since Australia and England locked horns in Melbourne for the first ODI on 5th January 1971, this m...

Our Hockey Team’s Not-so-Impressive Performance

on 31, Dec 2011 | 5 Comments

Our Hockey Team's Not-so-Impressive Performance

Former hockey greats have been criticizing the present set up of Pakistan Federation for the poor show of Pakistan hockey team that appears quite satisfactory to the President PHF QasimZia and Secreta...

Go on Team, Take a Bow

on 26, Nov 2011 | 4 Comments

Go on Team, Take a Bow

In a nation where the political scene is no less than a dramatic soap opera, we need something that can distract us from it all. We need something that can make our lives a little easier to get throug...

Is This The Best Pakistan Side Ever?

on 26, Nov 2011 | 4 Comments

Is This The Best Pakistan Side Ever?

The way Pakistan played in the United Arab Emirates to defeat Sri Lanka was the best way to answer critics. People wrote the greenshirts off because they have had their share of controversies, but Mis...

The Mother of All Comebacks!

on 22, Nov 2011 | 5 Comments

The Mother of All Comebacks!

He is the golden boy of Pakistan cricket. For 15 years, he has been making his country proud, and still Shahid Afridi has a long way to go. The all-star Pakistani gave one of the best performances of ...

Thank God! It was Friday!

on 19, Nov 2011 | 1 Comment

Thank God! It was Friday!

It was a former Sri Lankan cricketer Russell Arnold who said while doing commentary that it was impossible to beat Pakistan on a Friday. His words turned out to be true after Pakistan beat all odds to...

Vinod Kambli: A Truth Too Late

on 18, Nov 2011 | 1 Comment

Vinod Kambli: A Truth Too Late

Back at school I was taught there were four seasons in a year. Thanks to cricket, we now have a fifth and sixth as well. The fifth was in full swing during the 90’s when everyone wanted to bask in t...

What Pakistan Must Do To Win!

on 17, Nov 2011 | 1 Comment

What Pakistan Must Do To Win!

Pakistan lost the plot and the second one dayer against Sri Lanka during the ongoing series in United Arab Emirates. It was an eye-opening defeat for those who thought Sri Lanka was never ‘in it t...

Shoaib Akhtar: Negligibly Yours

on 12, Oct 2011 | No Comments

Shoaib Akhtar: Negligibly Yours

Last weekend, the sporting world had been abuzz with stories and controversies about Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar’s autobiography, Controversially Yours. The book has made a lot of claims that are ...

Proud Nation, Poor Athletes

on 12, Oct 2011 | 1 Comment

Proud Nation, Poor Athletes

It was the Holy month of Ramadan in which Imran Khan’s tigers were crowned World Champions of one day international cricket in 1992. Two years later, the hockey team was crowned World Champion while...

End of the Ponting era?

on 12, Oct 2011 | No Comments

End of the Ponting era?

There used to be a time when the first name written down in the Australian batting order was of Ricky ‘Punter’ Ponting at No. 3 and then the rest of the slots were filled. At one time he used to b...

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